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. 2024 Mar 29;29(1):e2423115.
doi: 10.1590/2177-6709.29.1.e2423115.oar. eCollection 2024.

Evaluation of facial pleasantness in patients with complete and unilateral cleft lip and palate rehabilitated and submitted to orofacial harmonization

Daniel Giaretta Fangueiro  1   2 , Daniela Gamba Garib  3 , Ana Cláudia de Castro Ferreira Conti  2   4 , Lucila Largura  5
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Evaluation of facial pleasantness in patients with complete and unilateral cleft lip and palate rehabilitated and submitted to orofacial harmonization

Daniel Giaretta Fangueiro et al. Dental Press J Orthod. .

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Objective: The objective of the present prospective case control study was to evaluate the facial pleasantness of patients with complete and unilateral cleft lip and palate at the end of interdisciplinary rehabilitation, submitted to facial fillers based on hyaluronic acid.

Methods: The study group consisted of 18 individuals with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate, aged between 18 and 40 years (mean age 29 years) of both sexes. The patients presented a concave profile with mild to moderate maxillary deficiency, with completed orthodontic treatment and conducted by means of dentoalveolar compensations without orthognathic surgery. Participants underwent facial filling procedures with hyaluronic acid (HA) in the midface, inserted by a single operator. Standard photographs in frontal norm at rest, right profile at rest, and left profile at rest were obtained from each patient at the following operative times: (T1) pre-filler and (T2) and one-month post-filler. The photographs in T1 and T2 were randomly placed on a page of a virtual album. A 5-point Likert scale was used to assess facial pleasantness. The photographs were evaluated by two groups of evaluators consisting of 18 individuals with cleft lip and palate (CLPG=18) and 18 orthodontists with experience in the treatment of clefts (OG=18). For comparison between phases T1 and T2, and between evaluators with orofacial clefts and orthodontists, the Wilcoxon test was used (p<0,05).

Results: People with cleft lip and palate rated their face as more pleasant after the midface filling procedure. In the perception of the orthodontists, on the other hand, the facial pleasantness remained similar after the facial filling procedure.

Conclusions: The filling of the middle third of the face in patients with cleft lip and palate treated without orthognathic surgery increased the pleasantness of the face in the opinion of laypeople with cleft lip and palate.

Objetivo:: O objetivo do presente estudo caso-controle prospectivo foi avaliar a agradabilidade facial de pacientes com fissura labiopalatina completa e unilateral ao final da reabilitação interdisciplinar, submetidos a preenchimentos faciais à base de ácido hialurônico.

Métodos:: O grupo de estudo foi composto por 18 indivíduos com fissura labiopalatina unilateral completa, com idade entre 18 e 40 anos (média de 29 anos), de ambos os sexos. Os pacientes apresentavam perfil côncavo com deficiência maxilar leve a moderada, com tratamento ortodôntico concluído e realizado por meio de compensações dentoalveolares sem cirurgia ortognática. Os participantes foram submetidos a procedimentos de preenchimento facial com ácido hialurônico (AH) no terço médio da face, implantado por um único operador. Fotografias padrão em norma frontal em repouso, perfil direito em repouso e perfil esquerdo em repouso foram obtidas de cada paciente nos seguintes tempos operatórios: (T1) pré-preenchimento e (T2) um mês pós-preenchimento. As fotografias em T1 e T2 foram inseridas aleatoriamente em uma página de um álbum virtual. Uma escala Likert de 5 pontos foi utilizada para avaliar a agradabilidade facial. As fotografias foram avaliadas por dois grupos de avaliadores formados por 18 indivíduos com fissura labiopalatina (GFLP=18) e 18 ortodontistas com experiência no tratamento de fissuras (GO=18). Para comparação entre as fases T1 e T2, e entre avaliadores com fissura labiopalatina e ortodontistas, foi utilizado o teste de Wilcoxon (p<0,05).

Resultados:: As pessoas com fissura labiopalatina avaliaram seu rosto como mais agradável após o preenchimento do terço médio da face. Já na percepção do ortodontista, a agradabilidade facial permaneceu semelhante após o procedimento de preenchimento facial.

Conclusões:: O preenchimento do terço médio da face em pacientes com fissura labiopalatina tratados sem cirurgia ortognática aumentou a agradabilidade da face na opinião dos leigos com fissura labiopalatina.

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Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:. Front view of anatomical points filled with hyaluronic acid.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:. Profile view of anatomical points filled with hyaluronic acid.
Figure 3:
Figure 3:. Pre and post-operative example of an individual undergoing facial filler in the middle face.
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